Langston Galloway agrees to deal with Pelicans, source says

New York Knicks guard Langston Galloway brings the ball up court against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of a game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Langston Galloway won’t return to the Knicks. The backup guard has agreed to a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, a league source confirmed.

The Knicks wanted to re-sign Galloway, and extended a $2.7 million qualifying offer last week, making him a restricted free agent. But they rescinded the qualifying offer over the weekend to clear space for Brandon Jennings.

Galloway became an unrestricted free agent then, and the Louisiana native struck a deal with the Pelicans.

An undrafted guard from St. Joseph’s, Galloway averaged 9.1 points in 1 ½ seasons as a Knick.

“I would like to thank the New York Knicks organization, my teammates and fans for all of your support these past two years,” Galloway tweeted.

Players officially can sign contracts Thursday, and teams can finally announce those deals.

As it stands, the Knicks have 11 players on the roster and just four returning from last year’s team: Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis, Kyle O’Quinn and Thomas. They acquired Derrick Rose and Justin Holiday in a trade from the Bulls.

Al Iannazzone has been covering the Knicks and the NBA for Newsday since January 2012 after following the NBA for 11 years for The Record (N.J.). Al appeared regularly on the YES Network's Nets pregame show in 2005-11.